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From: Eliot Moss <moss AT cs DOT umass DOT edu>
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Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:12:54 -0400
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On 4/25/2019 12:11 PM, Peter Palaparthy wrote:
> Cygwin bash script is removing equals sign from command call. How do I
> escape it so that = is sent to command?
> 
> I tried different things like escaping = with \ and enclosing it with ""
> and '' but none of them worked.
> 
> *Here is the relevant command in my makefile.*
> 
> 
> *$(elabcmd) = $(XELAB_DEFAULT) \-generic VERSION=10*
> 
> 
> *compile:$(elabcmd)*
> 
> *Here is the result:*
> 
> cygwin prompt:> make compile
> *Running: xelab.exe -generic VERSION 10*
> 
> *(note that the equal sign is not there)*
> 
> I want
> *xelab.exe -generic VERSION=10*

- I am not sure you need the \ on the -
- I wonder about the $(elabcmd) = ...   My expectation would
   be elabcmd = ...
- compile: ... is giving a dependency.  It seems you want a rule.
   In make, this would look more like:

compile: xelab.exe
	xelab.exe -generic VERSION=10

Making this more parameterized:

elabcmd = xelab.exe -generic VERSION=10

compile: xelab.exe
	$(elabcmd)

(Note: There is a TAB (not space), before that last $(elabcmd).)

Anyway, while I am happy to help a little, this is a generic Make question,
not specific to Cygwin ...

EM

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